This is a SCAM.
Apparently they go to trade shows, festivals, etc. and hand out signups to win a "Free" trip to the Bahamas.
They call everyone that signs up (or at least multiple people). They make some reference to the festival or show you were at (to make it seem more legitimate), then they say that you've "won" the trip to the bahamas. After the ensuing excitement, they start giving you details.
Unfortunately here are the REAL details:
-the trip is "Worth $2500", taking you to Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, and the Bahamas. HOWEVER you have to pay $300 PER PERSON.....and you'll also have to pay airfare. So you really didn't win anything at all. They're just offering you a deal. Plus, apparently there are a lot of other hidden charges when you go on the trip.
-They ask you to pay the $300 before you get off the phone.
-There is a "port charge" to get into the bahamas of about $150 or so.
TOTAL scam. And a good one, too, because they get you thinking this is a local organization. Its not.
It happened to us, They charged my girlfriend's account, and, luckily, we did research immediately afterward about it because it sounded like a scam. Pretty sure she won't get charged
Yup ... got the call to ... was very exicited until they ask for my credit card# to pay for the delivery of the package, 299.00 x 2 (for the 2 passengers) = $600.00.
They first asked for the credit card expiry date - they apparently only needed the expiry date - then they said they needed the card number. Did not want we pay on delivery, apparenltly they could not. While speaking we had the chance to search to the internet and BOOM!!! Thanks to this site!!!
they called me using a private number today... sounded totally sketch.. she kept pressuring me, asking me what my concerns were. finally i just hung up on her and found this site. total SCAM!
me and my friend attended a comic convention in Toronto and this morning they called him telling him he won a dream vacation trip to Florida and on a cruise ship. he was too excited so he gave them his credit card number. i figured it sounded to good to be true and super sketchy since he had to give his credit card number on the spot. and the guy on the phone said his name was David Smith.
so we tried calling back and got winded through a maze of phone operators.
while we were doing research they called me telling me i had won. I knew it was fake for sure.
DONT GET FOOLED
they called from these two numbers
718-228-1763
718-530-9134